There is a danger with any professional service that you have seen the same sort of things so many times that you risk going into autopilot or zombie mode. I experience this myself when I have need of some help and guidance and I am treated to a plate of stock solutions with no attempt…

I’ve spoken before about my sporting achievements on this blog, so it will be no surprise I kept a low profile this morning when Elivar visited us. Elivar is all about opitimised sports nutrition for the over 35’s. The idea being that instead of being ‘over the hill’ Elivar can help you be ‘the first…

Every now and then a legal headline catches your attention and you think ‘Oh I had better read that to make sure I am up to date on everything’. Such was my reaction to the headline ‘Tatchell: ‘Gay Cake’ verdict is a defeat for freedom of expression. Turns out that a Court in Belfast has…

In 1999 Seven Towns successfully registered the Rubik’s cube as a 3D EU trade mark. In 2006, a German toy manufacture, Simba Toys applied to cancel the trade mark on the basis that the mark involved a technical solution (due to its ability to rotate). The EUIPO dismissed this application and Simba Toys commenced a…

Today we celebrate Adrienne, our Office Queen and Practice Manager for 15 years of dedicated and loyal service to all things Briffa. Adrienne has played a huge role in building the firm we have today. She shares our vision for what legal practice should be by making sure we go the ‘extra mile’ for all…

Oh being an intellectual property lawyer has its compensations. I spent a morning with our client, luxury chocolate brand Monty Bojangles. This is a brand with mega personality that shouts adventure, sophistication and fun and that is before you get down to opening the box. Inside you find individually wrapped chocolates with intriguing quirky names.…

Even for non-sporty types like me – a trip to Swingers The Crazy Golf Club is tremendous fun. The business has been thriving since it opened its doors in May and it’s not difficult to see why. Swingers is nestled at the foot of the Gerkin and is just one of a growing number of clients that…

I am delighted to publish the first in our series #BriffaCelebrates – a journey of celebration of the businesses we work with, our team and all things Briffa. Tatty Devine’s Rosie Wolfenden and Harriet Vine have been friends since the met at art school. They started Tatty Devine in 1999 and launched their first jewellery collection using materials they…

Do you pitch ideas and designs as part of a tender or potential investment deal? Does your employee have access to your client lists? Does your manufacturer have detailed information relating to your products or suppliers? These types of information can have limited or no protection as intellectual property rights, but don’t panic – you…

A little over a month ago the European Commission published numerous pieces of draft legislation intended to bring the European copyright framework into the twenty-first century. The proposed legislation includes a new “copyright directive” (available to view here) which sets out measures intended to facilitate the cross-border availability of, and ease of access to, copyright…

Heritage Audio are nothing if not bold. The Spanish company is currently in litigation with AMS Neve Limited over the manufacture and sale of the look and sound a like ‘1073’. Their website states ‘The name says it all – first introduced by Neve in 1970……. We are proud to introduce what, to our knowledge,…

Navigating the world though racial and ethnic stereotyping while landing on an island somewhere near you for the odd grope; it seems Donald Trump can now add Copyright Pirate to his list of daring dos. UK Photographer David Kittos, a refugee from Cyprus shared the work ‘A Bowl of Skittles’ on Flickr with an ‘all…